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Graham Seibert's avatar

And yet another note today, we "misinformation" spreaders seem to be having an effect. Establishment tool Katelyn Jetelina weighs in today with this lament.

https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/how-should-we-address-stories-of?publication_id=281219&post_id=145552925&isFreemail=true&r=16fp5&triedRedirect=true

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HardeeHo's avatar

Missing the point. What is the risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid-19? Each of us ought to be able the assess that for ourselves. Often we lack the knowledge of risk.

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Graham Seibert's avatar

The risk would be hard to assess even if we had access to accurate data about the incidence and seriousness of disease and the adverse events. We clearly don't, and the powers that be do their best to withhold the information. We are left with the question of trust - one of the few points that Offit gets right.

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Joel W. Hay, PhD's avatar

One has to also consider all of the evidence adduced by Sam Bailey https://substack.com/@drsambailey

and others that NO proof of the existence of ANY virus has been provided by anyone at all to this point in time.

https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/virus

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Graham Seibert's avatar

Racking my brain, I recalled that the study in question (about underreporting in VAERS) is the Harvard Pilgrim study from 2010, led by a man named Lazarus. The search engine defenders of orthodoxy could no longer hide it from me when I was so formidably armed with information. They coughed up this link to the study. Search on it and you will find numerous “fact checkers” to tell you why it is wrong.

https://digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017045-lazarus-final-report-2011.pdf

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Graham Seibert's avatar

This today about Hepatitis B, agreeing with my assessment

https://vigilantfox.news/p/what-youre-not-being-told-about-the?publication_id=975571&post_id=145580045&isFreemail=true&r=16fp5&triedRedirect=true

Please, please, I welcome comments that support Offit's position. If you can find them.

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Masaki Fujii's avatar

In the United States, there is a very valuable vaccine-free group called the Amish (estimated population: about 500,000).

Recent research on the Amish by American university and Tohoku University has found that compared to the general American population, 1) their average life expectancy is 10 years longer and 2) they have a lower incidence of diabetes. It is thought that this is due to low levels of the blood clotting protein PAI-1 caused by a specific genetic mutation.

However, due to the high rate of intermarriage within the group, there are unique genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. It seems that medications are used for these in Amish hospitals.

I think Offit is saying the same thing as government officials or politicians, not scholars.

Offit, take a look at the Amish!

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